Lessons Learned From The Real Housewives
After much deliberation, I have decided to return to school in order to finish my interior design degree. (Blame it on Jeff Lewis.)
And so, with mixed feelings, I am closing the curtain on Lessons Learned From the Real Housewives.
It has been an amazing experience. I could not have done it [...]
As I am sure you’ve heard by now this will be the last time this column runs on this site. I can’t even put into words how much I have enjoyed writing this column (which I guess does not bode well for my career as a writer) and how [...]
“Okay, wait… I’ve had your back for three years now and Tamra says something not nice, and you don’t say anything. If the roles were reversed and that was Tamra saying that about Gretchen, I would have told Tamra to be quiet. It just hurt my feelings.” – Alexis Bellino, whose feelings were hurt when Gretchen Rossi did not stand up for her, when Tamra Barney was making snide remarks about her impending rhinoplasty. The Real Housewives of Orange County: Season 7, Episode 6 “The Party’s Over.”
“‘You need to be nice to me; I’m bleeding out my ass. You need to be nice to me; my love tank’s not full.’ But when anybody else is going through something tough, you can say whatever the f**k you want about them.” – Gretchen Rossi on Vicki Gunvalson’s double standards. The Real Housewives of Orange County: Season 7, Episode 6 “The Party’s Over.”
“Sorry you don’t think I’m as pretty as you want me to look, but my mom and dad think I’m beautiful. I think I’m beautiful. Brookes thinks I’m beautiful. And I’m sorry I don’t fit the Orange County model of what you think my face should look like.” – Vicki Gunvalson confronting Slade Smiley about the “jokes” he made at the Improv concerning her looks. The Real Housewives of Orange County: Season 7, Episode 6 “The Party’s Over.”
Where are the Sinuses Located?
If you recall and I am sure you do, because they showed us a 12 minute recap of last week’s episode, Tamra invited a few special guests to her 80s Bunko Party. At the conclusion of last week’s ep, Tamra’s boyfriend Eddie and our new main dude Heather’s [...]
“Marlo and Charles broke up. Marlo can move on as fast as she wants to. She’s not married and the man that Marlo’s dating is a white man. My man is white. White is right and umm, I think it’s great. (Laughs.)” – Nene Leakes, admitting in a roundabout way that she is, in fact, dating John Kolaj, her business partner. The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Season 4, Episode 16 “Peaches and Screams.”
“The funeral arts allows you to express your creative side because even though the brushes are different, the face is a little different because of the stiffness—but at the end of the day, it’s still a canvas and I’m a painter.” – Phaedra Parks, after her first embalming lesson that included applying makeup to a dummy. The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Season 4, Episode 16 “Peaches and Screams.”
“What the hell is Slade doing here? Has Tamra lost her mind? I just felt really betrayed. I felt hurt. Where does your loyalty lie?” – Vicki Gunvalson, who was upset that Tamra Barney, invited Slade Smiley to join the 80’s Bunko party, along with the other men. The Real Housewives of Orange County: Season 7, Episode 5 “He Said What?”
Real Housewives Quote of The Day
“Cynthia’s comment about me not holding a black baby is very racist. Like… what does that mean? I’ll hold a black baby, a purple baby, a white baby, a pink—it doesn’t matter. I love babies. Bitch.” – Kim Zolciak, who took offense at Cynthia Bailey’s unfounded comment. The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Season 4, Episode 15 “From Motherland to Haterville”